Murder, an Analysis of Its Forms, Conditions, and CausesA unique study providing evidence that murder is predictable and the exceptionally high murder rate in the United States is reduceable. Part I examines 50 case histories and an analysis of 912 homicides from an original study made in Erie County (Buffalo), New York. Part II discusses multicide, serial killers, and mass murderers. Part III covers assassinations and executions and a final part presents conclusions. |
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Contents
Who Kills Whom How and Why | 27 |
The Conditions and Dispositions of Homicide | 44 |
Genocide | 57 |
Serial Killings and Mass Murder | 74 |
Assassination for Money | 95 |
Terror for a Cause | 112 |
Murder by Death | 128 |
Murder Now and Then | 157 |
Logos | 178 |
Appendix | 195 |
Notes | 253 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Murder, an Analysis of Its Forms, Conditions, and Causes |
| Authors | Gerhard Falk, Clifford Falk |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | McFarland, 1990 |
| ISBN | 0899504787, 9780899504780 |
| Length | 277 pages |
| Subjects | › › Political Science / Law Enforcement Social Science / General True Crime / Murder / General |
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